Traditional county: Cumbria · Unitary authority: Cumberland · Region: North West
Explore Westward, Cumbria with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Westward map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Westward, Cumbria, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
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| Place | Westward |
| Traditional County | Cumbria |
| Unitary Authority | Cumberland |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.793627 |
| Longitude | -3.131951 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Westward holds the quiet gravity of a Cumbrian parish where the land slopes gently toward the Solway Plain. It lies 2.5 miles south-south-east of Wigton (from Wigton: bearing 152°T, OS grid NY 273 448), and is situated east of Bolton Low Houses village. The light here catches the damp limestone, casting long, lean shadows across fields that have been tilled since the Roman occupation of the nearby Old Carlisle fort. Beneath the soil, the earth remembers the iron-shod boots of legions, while above, the air remains crisp and unburdened by modern haste. To the south, the water of Townthwaite Beck carves a patient, silver furrow through the loam, its progress marking the slow pulse of the seasons. Westward keeps its history in the quiet alignment of its hedgerows and the sturdy, unpretentious masonry of its older dwellings. Further east, the Silver Beck winds through the landscape, a thin vein of brightness that feeds the verdant intensity of the local pastures. Through these open acres, the wind brings a clean, sharp scent of grass and distant rain, grounding the spirit in a geography that demands little more than observation.
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Explore Westward, Cumbria, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 54.793627, -3.131951. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | August 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |